Renee could not start the rituxan and chemo without having a blood phoresis to clean her blood. The cancer also has the hyperviscosity condition, which means that Renee's blood had an enormous amount of a protein called IgM. Her level was 6383, and a normal amount would be between 40 and 230. This is why there were hemorages in her eyes, as the blood vessels are very small there.
Renee started the week with this blood phoresis. Renee was nervous and sitting up, and almost passed out when they started taking her blood. She lay back helping the blood pressure, and was ok. The phoresis lasted about 2 hours, and was successful. When Renee's IgM level was checked, she was down to 4055.
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